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Parish of the municipality of Santiago do Cacém (Santiago do Cacém), district of Setúbal.

Santo André had 10.309 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 18,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 22,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Santiago do Cacém.

Population (inh.)
  • 500 – 670
  • 737 – 836
  • 1.803 – 2.071
  • 2.954 – 7.892
  • 10.309
Density (inh./km²)
  • 5,2 – 6,1
  • 6,6 – 11,1
  • 14,3 – 21,5
  • 25,1 – 38,0
  • 137,3
Area (km²)
  • 51,4 – 75,1
  • 76,1 – 82,4
  • 129,8 – 137,5
  • 137,7 – 161,8
  • 207,9
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 9 parishes of Santiago do Cacém

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Abela836137,686,1
2Alvalade1.803161,8211,1
3Cercal2.954137,4921,5
4Ermidas-Sado2.07182,4025,1
5Santo André10.30975,11137,3
6São Domingos670129,795,2
7São Francisco da Serra73751,3814,3
8União das freguesias de Santiago do Cacém, Santa Cruz e São Bartolomeu da Serra7.892207,9338,0
9Vale de Água50076,106,6
Code (DTMNFR)
150907
Resident population (2021)
10.309
Area
75,11 km²
Density
137,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
37,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 9

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente por freguesia, geografia 2025, ind. 0014584); DGT, CAOP2025 (área). Population refers to the 2021 census moment, compiled by INE for the parish boundaries in force in 2025.

2021 Census in detail

Men
4.981 (48,3%)
Women
5.328 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
9.893 (96,0%)
Foreign nationality
416 (4,0%)
Ageing index
182,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
4.460
Average household size *
2,31 people
Dwellings
6.019
Classic family dwellings
6.015
Buildings
2.942
Buildings with 7 or more floors
2
With higher education (15+)
18,3% (1.628)
Unemployment rate *
7,52% (H 8,73% · M 6,28%)
Active / employed population
4.817 / 4.455

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 1.435 (13,9%); 15-24 years: 857 (8,3%); 25-64 years: 5.406 (52,4%); 65+ years: 2.611 (25,3%)0-141.435 · 13,9%15-24857 · 8,3%25-645.406 · 52,4%65+2.611 · 25,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (10.309).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1.435723712
15-24 years857458399
25-64 years5.4062.5632.843
65+ years2.6111.2371.374

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012481, 0012328, 0014632, obtained from the INE indicators API on 24/09/2026 (licence CC BY 4.0). Parish geography of 2025 (CAOP2025). Nationality (Portuguese, foreign, stateless) is INE indicator 0014632. * Indicator published by INE only for 2013 parish geography (NUTS 2024); used because the parish has the same territory in both geographies (identical population by sex and age group). Ageing index = population aged 65+ ÷ population aged 0–14 × 100; share with higher education = residents with completed higher education ÷ residents aged 15 or over (our calculations from INE figures).

Neighbouring parishes

União das freguesias de Santiago do Cacém, Santa Cruz e São Bartolomeu da Serra · Sines (Sines) · Melides (Grândola) · São Francisco da Serra

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Santiago do Cacém
22,1 km

Neighbourhood calculated from official boundaries: DGT, Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP) 2025 (licence CC BY 4.0); two parishes are neighbours when they share a boundary segment. The distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance between the geometric centroid of the parish and that of the municipality (in territories with islets, of the main part), not a road distance.

2025 local elections — Parish assembly

Registered voters
9.050
Voters
5.029
Turnout
55,57% (2021: 47,74%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		2.04040,56%6
STC
STC - SOMOS TODOS CIDADÃOS		1.96439,05%6
CH
CHEGA		59711,87%1
BE-L-PAN
RENOVAR Santiago do Cacém		2735,43%0
Blank votes1001,99%
Null votes551,09%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PCP-PEV.

Source: SGMAI — official results of the local elections of 12 October 2025 (Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration), consulted on 25/09/2026. Percentages calculated by SGMAI over total voters.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo 20 de Jungho Nº 11 - B
Santo André (SANTIAGO DO CACÉM)
7500-011 VILA NOVA DE SANTO ANDRÉ
Telephone
269708390
Fax
269708396
Email
junta.freguesia@santoandre.pt
Website
www.santoandre.pt

Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.

More information

Coordinates
38,06667, -8,78333
Wikipedia
Vila Nova de Santo André
Wikidata
Q769265

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026